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- [Lauren] Hi, I'm Lauren Bacon,…and welcome to this week's edition…of the Web Career Clinic where I'll…explore how to build a career you love…making good stuff on the web.…Today's topic is technical specialization…as in how specialized should you get…when it comes to the tools you use…to build websites.…A lot of web designers and developers…pick a platform for building websites early on,…something like WordPress, Drupal, SqureSpace,…Shopify and so on.…And often, you stick with whatever…platform you start out with…at least so long as you can continue to find work…building websites with those tools,…but eventually you're likely to experience…a moment where you wonder,…should I expand my skill set and learn a new platform?…So, let's talk about the pros and cons…of staying specialized versus branching out…and learning to build websites…with a variety of different backend frameworks.…

When you specialize in one particular framework,…the upside is that you can go deep and become an expert,…and when you're an expert in something,…

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6/26/2017

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2/8/2016

This series explores web careers from a variety of angles: insights from veteran web designer and agency principal Lauren Bacon, interviews with industry insiders, and answers to questions from our members. Lauren Bacon has mentored and coached many web professionals as they were starting out and loves sharing all that she's learned from her 15-year career as a designer, front-end developer, and agency principal.

If you're interested in a career in web design, programming, UX, SEO, project management, or content development, this course is a great place to start. Learn about the career options that are available to you, identify a path that fits your skills and preferences, and look a few steps ahead of where you are now, to plan your professional future.